US HISTORY UNIT 1 CHAPTER 1 SECTION 1 Assessment (page 15) 1. TERMS & NAMES: For each term or name‚ write a sentence explaining its significance. -nomadic -Pueblo -Kongo -Reformation -Aztec -Iroquois -Islam -Renaissance -Anasazi -Benin -Christianity 2. MAIN IDEA: In two or three sentences describe how America before Columbus was affected by trade and commerce. 3. CRITICAL THINKING: Why DO YOU THINK other European nations lagged behind Portugal in overseas exploration
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Peale Paxton Revolt Regulator Protests Phyllis Wheatley Essay Area: Be able to discuss American colonial society as it existed in 1750 in terms of: 1. social structure 2. ethnic background 3. religion 4. education Chapter 6: William Pitt Treaty of Paris 1763 Pontiac’s Rebellion Proclamation of 1763 Samuel de Champlain Albany Congress 1754 Battle of Quebec Battle of Louisburg Essay Area: Be able to discuss England’s gradual establishment as the dominant power in the
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and Military Leaders A. American Political Leaders 1. George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ John Adams 2. Alexander Hamilton‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and James Madison 3. Various others B. British Political Leaders 1. King George III 2. William Pitt the Elder‚ Lord North 3. Edmund Burke‚ Lord George Germain C. American and French Military Leaders 1. George Washington 2. Nathanael Greene‚ Benedict Arnold‚ Marquis de Lafayette 3. Richard Montgomery‚ John Paul Jones‚ Daniel Morgan‚ and William
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George Washington was the dominant military and political leader of the new United States of America from 1775 to 1799. He led the American victory over Britain in the American Revolutionary War as commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775–1783‚ and he presided over the writing of the Constitution in 1787. As the unanimous choice to serve as the first President of the United States‚ he developed the forms and rituals of government that have been used ever since‚ such as using a cabinet system
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Political Ideas of the Enlightenment Enlightenment has long been hailed as the foundation of modern Western political and intellectual culture. The authors of the American Declaration of Independence‚ the United States Bill of Rights and the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen were motivated by Enlightenment principles. Important Political Enlightenment Thinkers John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704)‚ widely known as the Father of Liberalism was an English philosopher
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When people do not get what they want from their leader‚ they tend to rebel. Take the American’s for example. The American’s wanted to be free British rule‚ Britain rejected their freedom. This resulted in the American’s rebelling against the British‚ in the Revolutionary War. In the following essay I will discuss some of the greatest revolutions in history and compare‚ as well as contrast them using categories such as: Chronology‚ Geography‚ Society‚ Philosophy‚ Economy‚ and Politics. The Glorious
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American citizen. The Bill of Rights contains the first ten amendments to the Constitution‚ which dictates that even though the federal government possesses power‚ it does not come at the cost of American citizens’ rights. 3. Cotton Gin Invented: In 1793‚ Eli Whitney‚ an American inventor‚ created a modern version of the cotton gin and eventually was able to patent it on March 14‚ 1794. The purpose of the cotton gin was to clean lint off of cotton. The invention of Whitney’s cotton gin as able to clean
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American Revolution There were many causes of the American Revolution. Multiple acts occurred that all resulted in this Revolution. Nearly 13 American colonies started an uprising with the British Monarchy between 1765 and 1783‚ this all lead to the foundation of the United States of America. New England colonies all got settled after they decided they could go against the government because of their high education. This conflict then started the main causes of the American Revolution‚ Education
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representative of James Lowther‚ 1st Earl of Lonsdale and‚ through his connections‚ lived in a large mansion in the small town. Wordsworth‚ as with his siblings‚ had little involvement with their father‚ and they would be distant from him until his death in 1783. Wordsworth ’s father‚ although rarely present‚ taught him poetry‚ including that of Milton‚ Shakespeare and Spenser‚ in addition to allowing his son to rely on his own father ’s library. Along with spending time reading in Cockermouth‚ Wordsworth
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Board of Trade- 14. salutary neglect- 15. prorogue- 16. mestizo- 17. Samuel de Champlain- 18. Acadians- 19. French & Indian War (1754—1763)- 20. George Washington- 21. Fort Necessity- 22. Albany Congress- 23. Battle of Quebec- 24. William Pitt- 25. Peace of Paris of 1763- 26. Pontiac’s Rebellion- Outline Topics: 1. Explain the extent and limits of British
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